Part and labor prices have increased 4-8%, while part and labor availability have decreased. Due to difficulties sourcing replacement vehicles, fleets are...

Continued stability in crude oil prices, along with longer oil drain intervals, are helping to offset the higher cost of synthetic motor oils that are now...

Many factors continue to exert upward pressure on fleet maintenance costs (with longer service lives as the primary driver).

The rule of thumb has been to replace vehicles before the operating costs trend line starts to exceed that of fixed costs. But what happens when you can’t...

Despite high build quality, vehicle maintenance costs are trending up due to increased advanced technology content, skilled labor shortages, higher tire...

Costs tracked by the annual maintenance survey in 2015 include unscheduled repairs, PM, tires, and replacement rentals.

More OEMs are adopting more stringent motor oil requirements for new models increasing total PM costs, year-over-year, as more vehicles are required to use...

The auto OEMs continue to adopt more stringent motor oil requirements, which increases the cost of each PM service. But, the intervals between services have...

Fleets are being impacted by a variety of inflationary pressures ranging from higher acquisition prices due to the proliferation of onboard safety...

Fleet fixed and operating costs are increasing across the board, in particular fuel prices, higher acquisition costs, lower incentives, and unscheduled...